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if you're using a standard desktop monitor, you should force proportions in your wacom tablet settings. That's all you really need to do in terms of setting up the tablet. You can set up the intuos hotkeys later when you're more advanced.
Just make sure your software recognizes the pressure sensitivity in the tablet and you can start learning the software and learning to draw.
Do spend a good deal of time using paper, though. Erasing, accuracy, and pressure control is much easier on regular paper, so you'll want to practice with it.